四級考試閱讀匹配練習(xí)題原文：

　　[D ] Universities are also encouraging students to spend some of their undergraduate years in another country. In Europe, more than 140,000 students participate in the Erasmus program each year, taking courses for credit in one of 2,200 participating institutions across the continent. And in the United States, institutions are helping place students in summer internships (實(shí)習(xí))abroad to prepare them for global careers. Yale and Harvard have led the way, offering every undergraduate at least one international study or internship opportunity—and providing the financial resources to make it possible.

　　[E] Globalization is also reshaping the way research is done. One new trend involves sourcing portions of a research program to another country. Yale professor and Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator Tian Xu directs a　my 14research center focused on the genetics of human disease at Shanghai’s Fudan University, in collaboration with faculty colleagues from both schools. The Shanghai center has 95 employees and graduate students working in a 4,300-square-meter laboratory facility. Yale faculty, postdoctors and graduate students visit regularly and attend videoconference seminars with scientists from both campuses. The arrangement benefits both countries; Xu’s Yale lab is more productive, thanks to the lower costs of conducting research in China, and Chinese graduate students, postdoctors and faculty get on-the-job training from a world-class scientist and his U.S. team.

　　[F ] As a result of its strength in science, the United States has consistently led the world in the commercialization of major new technologies, from the mainframe computer and integrated circuit of the 1960s to the Internet infrastructure (基石出設(shè)施)and applications software of the 1990s. The link between university-based science and industrial application is often indirect but sometimes highly visible: Silicon Valley was intentionally created by Stanford University, and Route 128 outside Boston has long housed companies spun off from MIT and Harvard. Around the world, governments have encouraged copying of this model, perhaps most successfully in Cambridge, England, where Microsoft and scores of other leading software and biotechnology companies have set up shop around the university.

　　[G] For all its success, the United States remains deeply hesitant about sustaining the research-university model. Most politicians recognize the link between investment in science and national economic strength, but support for research funding has been unsteady. The budget of the National Institutes of Health doubled between 1998 and 2003, but has risen more slowly than inflations since then. Support for the physical sciences and engineering barely kept pace with inflation during that same period. The attempt to make up lost ground is welcome, but the nation would be better served by steady, predictable increases in science funding at the rate of long-term GDP growth, which is on the order of inflation plus 3 percent per year.

　　[H ] American politicians have great difficulty recognizing that admitting more foreign students can greatly promote the national interest by increasing international understanding. Adjusted for inflation, public funding for international exchanges and foreign-language study is well below the levels of 40 years ago. In the wake of September 11, changes in the visa process caused a dramatic decline in the number of foreign students seeking admission to U.S. universities, and a corresponding surge in enrollments in Australia, Singapore and the U.K. Objections from American university and business leaders led to improvements in the process and a reversal of the decline, but the United States is still seen by many as unwelcoming to international students.

　　[I ] Most Americans recognize that universities contribute to the nation’s well-being through their scientific research, but many fear that foreign students threaten American competitiveness by taking their knowledge and skills back home. They fail to grasp that welcoming foreign students to the United States has two important positive effects: first, the very best of them stay in the States and—like immigrants throughout history—strengthen the nation; and second, foreign students who study in the United States become ambassadors for many of its most cherished (珍視)values when they return home. Or at least they understand them better. In America as elsewhere, few instruments of foreign policy are as effective in promoting peace and stability as welcoming international university students.

　　四級考試閱讀匹配練習(xí)題選項(xiàng)：

　　1. American universities prepare their undergraduates for global careers by giving them chances for international study or internship.

　　2. Since the mid-1970s, the enrollment of overseas students has increased at an annual rate of 3.9 percent.

　　3. The enrollment of international students will have a positive impact on America rather than threaten its competitiveness.

　　4. The way research is carried out in universities has changed as a result of globalization.

　　5. Of the newly hired professors in science and engineering in the United States, twenty percent come from foreign countries.?

　　6. The number of foreign students applying to U.S. universities decreased sharply after September 11 due to changes in the visa process.

　　7. The U.S. federal funding for research has been unsteady for years.

　　8. Around the world, governments encourage the model of linking university-based science and industrial application.

　　9. Present-day universities have become a powerful force for global integration.

　　10. When foreign students leave America, they will bring American values back to their home countries.

　　四級考試閱讀匹配練習(xí)題答案講解：

　　1. [D]。題干意為，美國大學(xué)通過向?qū)W生提供出國學(xué)習(xí)或?qū)嵙?xí)的機(jī)會(huì)為大學(xué)生準(zhǔn)備全球性的職業(yè)發(fā)展契機(jī)。 注意抓住題干中的關(guān)鍵詞 American universities、global careers和chances for international study or internship。 文章段落中，論及美國大學(xué)為學(xué)生提供出國學(xué)習(xí)或?qū)嵙?xí)機(jī)會(huì)的內(nèi)容出現(xiàn)在[D]段，該段第三句提到，在美 國，各大學(xué)正在幫助安排學(xué)生暑期到國外實(shí)習(xí)以幫助他們?yōu)槿蛐月殬I(yè)發(fā)展做好準(zhǔn)備。該段第四句又進(jìn)一 步列舉了耶魯大學(xué)和哈佛大學(xué)為學(xué)生提供國際學(xué)習(xí)和實(shí)習(xí)機(jī)會(huì)的實(shí)例，目的都在于說明美國大學(xué)為幫助 學(xué)生準(zhǔn)備全球性職業(yè)發(fā)展而付出的努力。由此可知，題干是對原文的同義轉(zhuǎn)述，故答案為[D]。

　　2. [C]。題干意為，自20世紀(jì)70年代中期以來，留學(xué)生的入學(xué)人數(shù)每年以3.9%的年增長率增長。注意抓住題 干中的關(guān)鍵詞 Since the mid-1970s、the enrollment of overseas students和at an annual rate of 3.9 percent。文章 段落中，論及20世紀(jì)70年代中期留學(xué)生入學(xué)人數(shù)增長情況的內(nèi)容出現(xiàn)在[C]段，該段第二句提到，在過去 的三十年中，每年離家到國外學(xué)習(xí)的學(xué)生人數(shù)以3.9%的年增長率增加，總?cè)藬?shù)由1975年的80萬上升到 2004年的250萬。由此可知，題干是對原文的同義轉(zhuǎn)述，故答案為[C]。

　　3. [I]。題干意為，國際學(xué)生的招收將對美國產(chǎn)生積極的影響，而不是威脅到美國的競爭力。注意抓住題干中 的關(guān)鍵詞 The enrollment of international students、positive impact 和 threaten its competitiveness。文章段落中， 論及招收留學(xué)生對美國的影響的內(nèi)容出現(xiàn)在[I]段，該段第二句提到，他們沒能理解歡迎外國學(xué)生到美國 讀書有兩個(gè)積極的影響：首先，這些留學(xué)生中最優(yōu)秀的人留了下來，就像歷史上的移民一樣增強(qiáng)了美國的 實(shí)力;其次，在美國學(xué)習(xí)的外國學(xué)生回國時(shí)成了許許多多在美國最受珍視的價(jià)值觀的傳播者。由此可知， 題干是原文的同義轉(zhuǎn)述，故答案為[I]。

　　4. [E]。題干意為，大學(xué)研究工作開展的方式因全球化的原因發(fā)生了改變。注意抓住題干中的關(guān)鍵詞research 和globalization。文章段落中，論及大學(xué)研究工作開展方式發(fā)生變化的內(nèi)容出現(xiàn)在[E]段，該段首句提到， 全球化也在使研究工作的開展方式發(fā)生改變，接著列舉了耶魯大學(xué)、霍華德?休斯醫(yī)學(xué)研究所與中國復(fù)旦 大學(xué)的合作研究的例子加以說明。由此可見，題干是對原文的同義轉(zhuǎn)述，故答案為[E]。

　　5. [C]。題干意為，在美國，被新聘用的科學(xué)和工程學(xué)方面的教授中，20%的人來自外國。注意抓住題干中的

　　關(guān)鍵詞newly hired professors in science and engineering和twenty percent come from foreign countries。文章段

　　落中，論及美國新聘用教授中外國人占比的內(nèi)容出現(xiàn)在[C]段，該段末句提到，在美國，被新聘用的科學(xué) 及工程學(xué)方面的教授中，20%是外國人。由此可見，題干是對原文的同義轉(zhuǎn)述，故答案為[C]。

　　6. [H]。題干意為，在9.11事件之后由于簽證過程發(fā)生變化，申請到美國大學(xué)學(xué)習(xí)的外國學(xué)生人數(shù)急劇下降。 注意抓住題干中的關(guān)鍵詞 foreign students applying to U.S. universities、September 11 和changes in the visa process。文章段落中，論及9.11事件之后到美國求學(xué)的學(xué)生人數(shù)變化的內(nèi)容出現(xiàn)在[H]段，該段第三句提 到，受9.11事件的影響，簽證過程發(fā)生的變化促使申請到美國大學(xué)學(xué)習(xí)的學(xué)生數(shù)量急劇下降。由此可知， 題干是對原文的同義改寫，故答案為[H]。題干中的decreased sharply和原文中的a dramatic decline對應(yīng); 題干中的due to與原文中的caused對應(yīng)。

　　7. [G]。題干意為，多年來美國聯(lián)邦對研究工作的資助一直處于不穗定狀態(tài)。注意抓住題干中的關(guān)鍵詞 federal funding、research和unsteady。文章段落中，論及美國聯(lián)邦政府對研究工作的資助的內(nèi)容出現(xiàn)在[G]

　　段，該段第二句提到，大多數(shù)政治家認(rèn)識到了對科學(xué)的投資和國家經(jīng)濟(jì)實(shí)力之間的聯(lián)系，但是對于研究基 金的支持一直不穩(wěn)定。由此可知，題干是對原文的同義轉(zhuǎn)述，故答案為[G]。

　　8. [F]。題干意為，世界各國政府鼓勵(lì)將高校主導(dǎo)的科學(xué)研究同工業(yè)應(yīng)用聯(lián)系起來的模式。注意抓住題干中 的關(guān)鍵詞 governments、encourage和the model of linking university-based science and industrial application。文 章段落中，論及世界各國政府鼓勵(lì)科學(xué)研究發(fā)展模式的內(nèi)容出現(xiàn)在[F]段，該段中間提到高校主導(dǎo)的科學(xué) 研究同工業(yè)應(yīng)用之間的聯(lián)系往往不是直截了當(dāng)?shù)牡珔s清晰可見，該段末句總結(jié)道，世界各國政府都鼓勵(lì) 模仿這種發(fā)展模式。由此可知，題干是對原文的總結(jié)概括，故答案為[F]。

　　9. [A]。題干意為，當(dāng)今的大學(xué)已經(jīng)成為全球一體化的一種強(qiáng)大動(dòng)力。注意抓住題干中的關(guān)鍵詞Present-day universities、powerful force和global integration。文章段落中，論及當(dāng)今大學(xué)與全球一體化的關(guān)系的內(nèi)容出現(xiàn) 在[A]段，該段末句提到，人們已經(jīng)使大學(xué)成為全球一體化、相互理解及地理政治穩(wěn)定性的強(qiáng)大動(dòng)力。由 此可知，題干是對原文的同義轉(zhuǎn)述，故答案為[A]。

　　10. [I]。題干意為，當(dāng)留學(xué)生離開美國時(shí)，他們會(huì)把美國的價(jià)值觀帶回自己的國家。注意抓住題干中的關(guān)鍵詞 leave America 和 bring American values back to their home countries。文章段落中，論及留學(xué)生離開美國對傳 播美國價(jià)值觀的作用的內(nèi)容出現(xiàn)在[I]段，該段第二句提到美國留學(xué)生對美國的兩個(gè)積極作用，第一個(gè)作 用是留學(xué)生中的精英人士留在美國，增強(qiáng)了美國的實(shí)力，第二個(gè)作用是在美國學(xué)習(xí)的外國學(xué)生回國時(shí)成 了許許多多在美國最受珍視的價(jià)值觀的傳播者。由此可知，題干是原文的同義轉(zhuǎn)述，故答案為[I]。

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